La Cache Sparkling Blanc de Blanc 2015
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- TASTING NOTE: Pale gold in the glass, with a super-fine bead, it shows bright and fresh on the nose, with notes of lemon curd, toasted brioche and fresh hazelnut. The toasted brioche notes follow through into the palate, and are complemented by some light yet creamy on the mid-palate notes of lemon curd and fresh lime. The fine mousse, and layers of texture from the extended lees ageing finish off an extremely food-friendly, elegant glass of bubbles.
- ABOUT THE WINE: Produced in the traditional method this wine spends nearly 8 years on lees before disgorgement.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Owner and vigneron John Frazer was enjoying a quiet tipple at the local watering-hole on a Friday evening, when he heard of a property for sale in Wilyabrup. 40km southwest of his beer mat and lying between the forest and the massive expanse of Indian Ocean, this piece of land piqued an interest in John that was only exacerbated by further enquiry.
Never ones to shrink an opportunity, John and Jan purchased the property at an auction at the Vasse Hotel on 14 December 1985. What would become Frazer Woods was mostly bushland, plus one large paddock and a shack with no electricity. The fruit for Frazer Woods wines comes from a mix of their own Wilyabrup vineyard planted back in 1996, and fruit from a long-standing agreement with a small grower in Karridale. John also sources fruit depending on the vintage from select growers in Margaret River and Pemberton. The grapes are grown with little to no irrigation, and are hand-picked and sorted. Naturally occurring ferments and unhurried time in barrel or tank, all showcase the care and attention to detail that makes Frazer Woods a special piece of Margaret River’s wine industry. Each La Cache wine is crafted by the méthode traditionelle and each spends between 5 - 8 years on lees before release. Stored in John’s hand crafted straw bale shed, he keeps a close eye the wines from bottling through to disgorgment to ensure the wine is released at the ideal time. His wines don’t always move vintage consecutively - John will jump backwards or skip over a vintage to make sure the wines are released at their optimum readiness - when a particular vintage is showing itself as ready, only then does it get disgorged and finished for the consumer. It is with this spirit of determination, enjoyment, experimentation and excellence that, more than a quarter of a century later, they continue to produce Margaret River’s finest sparkling wines, crafted from local Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Shiraz.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Margaret River, Western Australia
- VARIETAL: Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: Sparkling Wine
- WINEMAKER: John Frazer
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 12.1%
- SIZE: 750ml
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